Northern Madagascar
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Diego Suarez
Arrive in Diego Suarez, met and transferred to your accommodation. Diego anchors the northern circuit — bay, sea and the doorway to Ankarana.
Diego Suarez
Base in the northern port; visit the bay and Emerald Sea. Arrive and settle in.
To Ankarana Reserve
Transfer to Ankarana Reserve. Walk the tsingy and caves and find crowned lemurs in the dry forest.
Ankarana Reserve
Walk the tsingy and caves and find crowned lemurs in the dry forest. Ankarana brings together tsingy, caves and lemurs — the wildlife climax of the northern loop.
To Nosy Be
Transfer to Nosy Be. Snorkel the reefs and islets, with a forest visit to Lokobe for black lemurs.
Nosy Be
Snorkel the reefs and islets, with a forest visit to Lokobe for black lemurs. After the forests and the Tsingy, Nosy Be is the sea-and-sand finale — with a last hit of wildlife.
Nosy Be
Snorkel the reefs and islets, with a forest visit to Lokobe for black lemurs.
Departure
A final morning in Nosy Be — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
Dry season — best for the bay, the sea and the northern reserves.
Good season
Hotter and wetter; the north greens up.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Miavana
A spectacular private-island lodge off the north — one of the Indian Ocean's finest.
Nature Lodge
A hillside eco-lodge above Diego Suarez with bay views.
Constance Tsarabanjina
A barefoot-luxury island retreat in the Mitsio archipelago off Nosy Be.
Ravintsara Wellness Hotel
A wellness-focused beach hotel on Nosy Be, with reef and forest nearby.
Iharana Bush Camp
A striking lakeside camp by Ankarana, themed on the tsingy pinnacles.
Allamanda Hotel
A central town hotel in Diego, a practical northern base.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.